Updated On: 07 November, 2025 08:18 PM IST | Kurnool | mid-day online correspondent
The owner of the Bengaluru-bound private bus that caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool, killing 19 people, was arrested and later granted bail, police said. The October 24 accident occurred when a two-wheeler collided with the bus, triggering a massive blaze

Charred remains of the bus in Kurnool. Pic/PTI
After the horrific incident which occurred in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool during the early hours of October 24, the owner of a private bus involved in a fatal accident that killed 19 people was arrested on Friday, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police.
The accused was then presented in the court, which later granted him bail.